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Hot Hits

Sinbad
StrathmoreFri. Dec 13 Beloved comedian and actor Sinbad has been making audiences laugh for more than three decades.

Washington Performing Arts: Damien Sneed
Sixth & ISat. Dec 7 Pianist, organist, vocalist, conductor, composer, producer, arranger, and educator Damien Sneed does it all.

NSO Pops: Game ON!
The Kennedy CenterWed. Jan 8, 2020 Mesmerizing celebration of symphonic video game music in its world premiere.

Gloria! A Baroque Italian Christmas
Saint Mark's Episcopal ChurchDec. 13 – 18 Folger Consort journeys to Venice for the holiday's with Vivaldi's beloved Gloria in D, RV589.

A Jazz New Year's Eve: Branford Marsalis
The Kennedy CenterTue. Dec 31 Ring in 2020 in style when our always popular A Jazz New Year’s Eve returns to the Terrace Theater.

A Motown Christmas
Signature TheatreDec. 6 – 21 The holidays get a smooth new groove when delivered motown style in a fun, upbeat and soulful yuletide treat.

Manual Cinema: No Blue Memories, The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
StrathmoreFri. Jan 24, 2020 Manual Cinema tells her story through shadow puppetry, silhouetted actors, and live music.

My Fair Lady
The Kennedy CenterDec. 17, 2019 – Jan. 19, 2020 From Lincoln Center Theater comes “a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of all time” (Entertainment Weekly)

A Chorus Line
Signature TheatreDec. 6, 2019 – Jan. 4, 2020 This non-stop showcase with one of the largest casts in Signature history is the one singular sensation for the holiday season.

Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars
StrathmoreFri. Jan 31, 2020 Devoted to promoting the complete story of Cuban music.

The Hip Hop Nutcracker
StrathmoreDec. 17 – 19 Join Maria-Clara and the Nutcracker Prince as they set off for a magical adventure…in modern day New York City.

Step Afrika! Step Xplosion
StrathmoreSun. Jan 12, 2020 Tracing step’s roots to the African American percussive traditions of patting juba, hambone, ring shout, and tap.
Spotlights

National Philharmonic: Handel's Messiah
StrathmoreDec. 21 – 22

Washington Performing Arts: MLK Tribute Concert
The Kennedy CenterSun. Jan 26, 2020

Native Art Market 2019
Smithsonian National Museum of the American IndianDec. 7 – 8

Washington Performing Arts: Melissa Aldana
Sixth & ISat. Feb 15, 2020

National Philharmonic: Holiday Singin' Pops
StrathmoreFri. Dec 6

Choral Arts Society of Washington: A Family Christmas
The Kennedy CenterTue. Dec 24

Washington Performing Arts: Midori & Thibaudet
StrathmoreSat. Jan 25, 2020

Washington Performing Arts: Kinan Azmeh CityBand
Sixth & ISat. Feb 8, 2020

NSO Pops: A Holiday Pops! with Leslie Odom, Jr.
The Kennedy CenterDec. 13 – 14

NSO: Handel's Messiah
The Kennedy CenterDec. 19 – 22

Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote
National ArchivesThru Jan. 3, 2021

Judy Chicago—The End: A Meditation on Death and Extinction
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThru Jan. 20, 2020